Dynamic new sixth form plan revealed for Welshpool, Llanfyllin and Llanfair

Leaders from Welshpool High School, Ysgol Llanfyllin and Ysgol Bro Caereinion have come together to agree ambitious new plans for post-16 and sixth form education across our area.

As part of Powys Local Authority’s wider review of sixth form provision, the three schools have committed to an enhanced collaborative model under the title Trisgol +.

Building on a strong history of successful partnership working, the schools are now seeking to strengthen and relaunch the Trisgol project to deliver “an exciting, high-quality curriculum offer for learners aged 16-19”.

The three schools have said that from September 2026, Trisgol + will offer a broad and flexible range of courses in both Welsh and English, open to all pupils across the North Powys catchment, while ensuring learning remains firmly rooted in local communities.

The schools said in a statement, signed by the three headteachers, that recent pupil and parent surveys “clearly expressed a shared aspiration for high-quality education, delivered by professionals who know learners well, with a wide range of options in both Welsh and English. These wishes sit at the very heart of the Trisgol + vision of one Sixth Form, three campuses in the heart of Montgomeryshire”.

Plans are already underway for a joint online launch event for all Year 10 and Year 11 pupils and parents across the three schools, where further details of the enhanced offer will be shared.

Powys County Council want to redesign the way post-16 education is delivered in the county, with one proposal suggesting that sixth forms at Welshpool and Llanfyllin could close and students would instead attend a central sixth-form hub in Newtown.

There has been no update on these plans since they were sent out for consultation last year, but today’s local announcement shows that local secondary schools have been working hard behind the scenes to upgrade their current offerings instead.